WALES manager John Toshack says defender Craig Morgan needs regular league football if he wants to build on a promising international debut last month.

The 21-year-old centre-back, currently on loan at Wrexham after being declared surplus to requirements by MK Dons, won his first cap in last month’s European Championship qualifier against Cyprus.

But he has been unable to command a regular spot in the Dragons’ line-up and was an unused substitute when Toshack visited the Racecourse 10 days ago to watch the match with Bristol Rovers.

After naming Morgan in his squad for next Tuesday’s friendly international against Liechtenstein at the Racecourse, Toshack said there was no doubting the youngster’s ability following his assured performance at the Millennium Stadium last month.

“I don’t know what’s gone wrong for Craig at Milton Keynes except to say that sometimes one man’s meat is another man’s poison,” he added.

“But that’s football and it was a bit frustrating that Craig was not playing when I came up to Wrexham the other week.

“I spoke to manager Denis Smith who told me why that was the case and he obviously knows what he is doing so I can’t do anything about it.”

Against Cyprus, Morgan lined up alongside former Wales under-21 colleagues Richard Duffy, Lewin Nyatanga and Gareth Bale in front of goalkeeper Lewis Price, with Danny Gabbidon, at the age of 27, the only experienced hand at the back.

Toshack said: “Gabbidon apart, I saw the other lads play together for our under-21 side in Estonia last May and as a defensive unit they did very, very well.

“It was as a result of that game that I made my mind up to reunite them for the Cyprus match and, in fairness, they did very well, especially Craig who was up against a tricky opponent who has played Champions League football for his Greek club.”